Born in
Hong Kong in 1918, Mak Fung’s photographic activities began in the late 1940’s
with a small darkroom at home, later lecturing on photography and taking up
editorial roles in various photography publications, including the running of Photo Pictorial, Hong Kong’s longest and most important photography magazine. Mak Fung passed away in 2009.

Mak Fung played an
important role in photographing and documenting the
Hong
Kong cityscape throughout the second half of the 20th century. He
recorded areas often overlooked by others working at the same time, including
Tai O,
Aberdeen and
Stanley. His interest was in capturing the
human emotions and cultural spirit of his subjects.